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Understanding Assignment Dates in Canvas
Posted: May 22, 2019 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024
All dates associated with assignments use the time zone set in the course. If the course time zone is Central time and has an assignment due at 11:59 pm, the assignment will display as due at 10:59 pm to a student in Mountain time. All dates associated with assignments also appear in the Assignments Index page.
Canvas provides three options for setting dates on assignments:
The Due date indicates the date and time when the assignment is due.
Student considerations : With a due date on an assignment, students can
- see the due date on the Calendar and in their To Do list
- access the assignment at any time
- submit the assignment any time before or on the due date (e.g., Jun 21 11:59pm)
- submit the assignment any time after the due date (it will be marked as late)
Instructor considerations : Assignment Due dates
- automatically appear in the Calendar and the To-Do list, helping your students organize their time and tasks
- are recommended for all assignments
- are recommended for use in indicating the due date of an initial discussion post
- can be edited by drag & drop on the calendar
Available from Date
The Available from date determines when a student can first access the assignment. This date appears in the assignment, but not on the Calendar. In this example, the assignment is available one week prior to the Due date.
Student considerations : When an Available from date is set on an assignment, students can
- access the assignment on or after the Available from date (e.g., June 14 12am)
- submit the assignment between the Available from date and the due date (e.g., Jun 21 11:59pm)
- submit the assignment any time after the Due date (it will be marked as late) unless an Until date is also set
Instructor considerations : Assignment Available from dates:
- do not appear on the Calendar nor can they be edited on the Calendar.
- can be used to prevent students from working too far ahead
- can be used to prevent early access to quizzes/exams
- do not need to be used in conjunction with Until dates
The Until date locks an assignment so that students can no longer submit their work. This date appears in the assignment, but not on the Calendar. In this example, the assignment is available one week prior to the Due date. Students can submit late work for two days following the Due date.
Student considerations : When an Until date is set on an assignment, students can
- access the assignment at any time unless an Available from date has been set
- submit the assignment before or on the Due date (e.g., Jun 21 11:59pm)
- submit the assignment between the Due date and the Until date (June 23 11:59pm) (it will be marked as late)
- cannot access the assignment after the Until date (June 23 11:59pm)
Instructor considerations : Assignment Until dates:
- prevent editing the assignment Due date by drag & drop on the Calendar
- do not need to be used in conjunction with Available from dates
- can be different (later) than the Due date
- can be used to prevent late submissions
- can be used to allow a grace period after a Due date
Notes About Dates
- All dates associated with an assignment are visible from the Assignments Index page. Click here to view a Canvas Guide about the Assignments Index page along with examples of what information is visible there .
- Availability dates (Available from and Until dates) do not display on the Calendar nor can they be edited on the Calendar. If you use until dates, you should also apply a due date to the assignment so students see that on the Calendar.
See the Canvas guide on dates for more information: What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?
February 27, 2023 at 5:28 PM
Can a professor see the date he or she posted the instructions of an assigment?
March 1, 2023 at 11:53 AM
Hi Luis, I’m not sure I understand your question, but Canvas support would probably be the best place to go for support issues!
Lock an assignment
You can control when students can access or submit an assignment by locking an assignment. Lock an assignment to restrict students from accessing it until the date you set. Or, you can lock submissions to prevent students from submitting assignments after a date you set (e.g. the day after the due date). Note : these steps do not work for discussion assignments.
Lock an assignment :
- In the course navigation, click Assignments , then click on the name of the assignment.
- Under Assign to , choose the section you wish to lock the assignment for. You can also leave it as Everyone .
- Under Available From , enter the earliest date students can access the assignment.
- Under Until , enter the latest date that students can access the assignment. Time of day is optional.
- Click Save or Save & Publish .
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1 Solution. kona. Community Coach. 10-01-2018 05:22 AM. @rogarcia2005 , the Instructor can unlock it for you to upload your assignment. Otherwise, no, if it hasn't been unlocked you can't submit. Yet, there is a difference between an assignment due date having passed and the assignment actually being locked. In many cases you can still ...
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ANSWER: Please reboot your computer before trying to access your assignment ... IT does not have access to reset assignments or permit additional attempts. If you need an assignment reset, or an additional attempt, you must reach out to your instructor by using the Canvas Inbox, or from your student email.
If you have an Assignment with Limited attempts set to one (1), then you will need to first delete the student's submission, then follow the steps listed above before they can resubmit. In the new box that opens below the original Assign section, click into the " Assign To " field to select your student that needs to resubmit.
Note: Once a course is unlocked, the course may reappear on student Canvas dashboards. Students will be able to interact with the course (e.g., post discussions, submit assignments, etc.) until the course is locked again. Modify Course End Date. By default, unlocking a course automatically activates the course for 7 days.
Student considerations: With a due date on an assignment, students can. see the due date on the Calendar and in their To Do list. access the assignment at any time. submit the assignment any time before or on the due date (e.g., Jun 21 11:59pm) submit the assignment any time after the due date (it will be marked as late)
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Sometimes an assignment shows as locked on your Canvas calendar but it's a mistake and you really have access to that assignment. Here's how to check!
Find the Module that you would like to lock or add requirements or prerequisites for. Click the More Options (3-Dots) icon to the right of the module name. Click Edit. Lock the Module Until a Date and Time. Click the checkbox next to Lock Until to lock the module. Enter a Date and Time in the text box that appears below once you check the box.
Lock an assignment to restrict students from accessing it until the date you set. Or, you can lock submissions to prevent students from submitting assignments after a date you set (e.g. the day after the due date). Note: these steps do not work for discussion assignments. Lock an assignment: In the course navigation, click Assignments, then ...
In Canvas you can control when content is available to students by setting Availability / Lock Dates. Availability Dates can be set for activities like Assignments and Quizzes, which determine when students can view the item's description as well as submit / engage with the activity. Lock Dates are set at the Module level and control when ...
No. You shouldn't do the assignment unless you get an extension from the professor first. Don't waste your time doing (a probably half-assed job on) an assignment that isn't going to even get graded at all. And maybe make an effort to chill on the weed and spend less time dicking around, in the future. 2.
Allow late submissions —Some instructors allow late submissions within a specific period of time after the due date. For example, if you want to allow students to submit a late assignment up to three days after the due date, set the Until Date as September 22 at 11:59 pm. Canvas views and scores the assignment as follows:
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View Content Type. In Canvas, you can submit an assignment, graded discussion, or quiz. Make sure you are in the right area of Canvas by viewing the navigation breadcrumbs [1] or the Course Navigation Menu [2]. You can access your assignment from the Assignments page [3], Discussions page [4], Quizzes page [5], or Modules page [6].
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01-19-2021 08:49 AM. You can set an assignment to allow unlimited submissions so students don't need to unsubmit. They can just resubmit the assignment and you will see both submissions and the timestamp in SpeedGrader. View solution in original post. This reply answered my question.
You could add both of the professors as students and then assign all of the submissions to them to review. This wouldn't push either of their grades into the Gradebook, but it would allow students to see both sets of feedback. If you need both professors' grades to go into the Gradebook, you can just make a duplicate of the assignment and ...